Valentin Litau
Valentin Litau, born 2000, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea. Charges: Article 205.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Public incitement to terrorism, or justification of terrorism); “The case of Valentin Litau”. Sentenced on August 24, 2021. Status: at large.
In brief
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Simferopol · Students · Terrorism cases
Sentence
Suspended prison sentence
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 205.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Public incitement to terrorism, or justification of terrorism
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he pasted leaflets with the image of the Nazi swastika and two texts on the streets of Saki: "Slavs of Crimea!!!! The Russian authorities illegally occupied our peninsula, our native land, imposed taxes and repression, unleashed war in Donbass, kill our compatriots. Crimeans, stand up!!!!!!!!!! Take knives and weapons!!!!!! let's take Crimea from Russia and return it to Ukraine, let's restore justice!!!! The Russian authorities are a criminal gang, which must be destroyed by any means, at any price!!!!!!" и "Save Russia!!!! Kill Putin and Kadyrov!!!! Overthrow the government - get freedom!!!!".
Latest event
December 1, 2022 — removed from the rosfinmonitoring list
Timeline
· Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list
· Persecution ends
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Persecution begins
The case of Valentin Litau
Criminal case
The case of Valentin Litau
Thematic group: The case of preparing a terrorist act at the Simferopol market
Details and sources
Full summary
Resident of the town of Saki (Crimea). Presumably, detained on 10 June 2020 as part of the case of preparation for a terrorist attack at the market in Simferopol. He confessed, after which he was charged only with distribution of leaflets about the overthrow of the state system of the Russian Federation. On 25 August 2021, he was sentenced to a suspended sentence. On 1 December 2022, Litau was removed from the list of Rosfinmonitoring.
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.